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EP0884939 - Method and apparatus for adding shielding for circuit packs [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.08.2003
Database last updated on 26.03.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip05.09.2008Change - representativepublished on 08.10.2008  [2008/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A Delaware Corporation)
395 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto CA 94303 / US
[N/P]
Former [2001/41]For all designated states
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (a Delaware corporation)
395 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303 / US
Former [2001/32]For all designated states
Agilent Technologies Inc. a Delaware Corporation
395 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303 / US
Former [2001/31]For all designated states
Agilent Technologies Inc.
a Delaware Corporation 395 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303 / US
Former [2001/14]For all designated states
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
395 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303 / US
Former [1998/51]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, California 94304 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Millard, Robert A.
2903 Montana Place
Loveland, CO 80538 / US
[1998/51]
Representative(s)Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/41]Carpmaels & Ransford
One Southampton Row London
WC1B 5HA / GB
Former [2002/30]Carpmaels & Ransford
43 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA / GB
Former [1998/51]Colgan, Stephen James
CARPMAELS & RANSFORD 43 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA / GB
Application number, filing date98304521.208.06.1998
[1998/51]
Priority number, dateUS1997087326011.06.1997         Original published format: US 873260
[1998/51]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0884939
Date:16.12.1998
Language:EN
[1998/51]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0884939
Date:28.07.1999
[1999/30]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0884939
Date:23.10.2002
Language:EN
[2002/43]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.06.1999
ClassificationIPC:H05K9/00, H05K7/14
[1998/51]
CPC:
H05K9/0016 (EP,US); H05K9/002 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2000/14]
Former [1998/51]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung um mit einer Abschirmung elektronische Baugruppen auszurüsten[1998/51]
English:Method and apparatus for adding shielding for circuit packs[1998/51]
French:Méthode et appareil pour ajouter un blindage à des modules électroniques[1998/51]
Examination procedure07.01.2000Examination requested  [2000/10]
28.03.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
21.05.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.06.2002Fee for grant paid
19.06.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)24.07.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/42]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.05.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
23.05.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
24.06.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFR23.10.2002
[2006/32]
Documents cited:Search[YA]JPS6430295  ;
 [A]JPH08250886  ;
 [YA]DE29618627U  (SCHROFF GMBH [DE]) [Y] 1-3,6-10 * page 8, paragraph 1 - paragraph 2; figure 4 * [A] 4,5
 [YA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19890522), vol. 013, no. 218, Database accession no. (E - 761), & JP01030295 A 19890201 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD) [Y] 1-3,6-10 * abstract * [A] 4,5
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19970131), vol. 097, no. 001, & JP08250886 A 19960927 (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO LTD) [A] 1-10 * abstract *
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